Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and colonic lesions in a non screening population

In well defined screening populations recently good correlations between amount of fecal hemoglobulin and characteristics of colonic lesions with respect to size, site and histology were found (Endoscopy 2015; 47: 1011 – 17). Since FIT is not only applied in classical screening but also/mainly in opportunistic screening in hospital patients we studied FIT performance in this older, sicker and often anticoagulated population. Methods: In a consecutive pilot sample of 93 patients with colonic lesions and positive FIT before colonoscopy morphology (flat, sessile, pedunculated, carcinoma), location (proximal, distal…